[2] Browne worked as a salesman and an oil truck driver before becoming involved in politics and also played hurling for the Wexford county team.
[2] When a new government was formed in January 1993, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Environment with special responsibility for Environmental Protection, serving in that position until 1994.
[citation needed] In 1997, Fianna Fáil returned to office; Browne, however, remained on the backbenches.
[2] In a 2004 reshuffle, Bertie Ahern appointed Browne as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, with special responsibility for Forestry.
Browne has also served as chair of a number of Oireachtas Committees, including, Agriculture, Marine, Social Affairs, and Finance.